{"product_id":"9781570233609","title":"Best Jobs for Ex-Offenders: 101 Opportunities to Jump-Start Your New Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany ex-offenders have difficulty finding stable jobs that lead to promising futures. Most lack information about opportunities appropriate for their red flag backgrounds. Once released, they often stumble from one low-paying and insecure \"hard labor\" job to another. Many have difficulty finding satisfying work and keeping a job for long. Unable to adequately support themselves as well as fulfill court-ordered financial obligations, many soon get into trouble that leads them back into prisons and jails. Not surprisingly, much of today’s high recidivism rate (60-70%) directly relates to the issue of ex-offender employability and the ease of violating terms of release (fail to meet parole officer and\/or pay child support). What they most need is a GOOD JOB to jump-start their new life!\u003cbr\u003e Here’s the first book to examine jobs suitable for ex-offenders. Profiling 101 opportunities that are relatively open to people with not-so-hot backgrounds, this upbeat book gives renewed hope and direction to ex-offenders who are uncertain what they want to do, can do, and will do in the free world. It profiles 13 categories of jobs and occupations:\u003cbr\u003e- Construction trades and related jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations\u003cbr\u003e- Science, moth, engineering, and technology jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Production occupations\u003cbr\u003e- Transportation and material moving occupations\u003cbr\u003e- Travel and hospitality jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Computer and Internet jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Health and medical care jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Sales and related jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Sports, entertainment, and media jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Office and administrative support jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Military, government, and nonprofit jobs\u003cbr\u003e- Starting a business\u003cbr\u003eExamining most jobs in terms of employment outlook, nature of work, working conditions, education and training requirements, expected earnings, and recommended resources, the book serves as a handy directory for exploring numerous job options appropriate for ex-offenders. Includes summary charts of today’s best jobs and separate chapters on transitional employment experiences, job restrictions on ex-offenders, and internal and external barriers to employment. The message throughout is very clear: Ex-offenders ARE employable. Given the right informational tools and an action plan, they CAN become successful. The perfect book for creating a new future filled with freedom, purpose, joy, and prosperity!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Impact Publications VA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049661317360,"sku":"9781570233609","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781570233609_p0.jpg?v=1769899816","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781570233609","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}